Archive | September, 2009

The Hardest Thing About Lifestyle Design

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Quick, what’s the hardest thing about lifestyle design?

Is it finding an income source that’s compatible with your goals? Is it the logistics of making your life work while traveling? Is it finding the courage to leave your job? Is it getting your spouse to agree with your crazy dreams?

Those things are all hard, but they aren’t the hardest thing about designing your own life. I’m sure you can think of a dozen other things that all seem like the hardest part of reaching your goals.

The way I see it (having been self-employed for over three years now) is that the hardest thing isn’t a tactic or a strategy or attaining some knowledge or even being lucky or creative enough.

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Beating the Post-Sabbatical Funk and What's Coming Up

san-francisco-moonGreetings everybody from a sunny and warm San Francisco. I want to take a minute today to catch you up on what I’ve been up to over the past few weeks, and about what’s coming up here at Free Pursuits.

We’ve been back from our sabbatical for about six weeks now, and I have to say I wasn’t well prepared for the feelings of being back.

I found myself in a bit of a funk for the first few weeks back home. I buried myself in work and didn’t want to leave the house.

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4 Vital Lessons I've Learned Since Leaving My Job

This is a guest post from Glen Allsopp of PluginID. Glen is just 19 and yet has already earned much success and respect as a blogger and web entrepreneur. He’s a great example of someone who defines his own unique life path and works hard to achieve it.

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I quit my job in February 2009 after working for an internet marketing company for almost a year and a half. I had been building websites for around 3 years prior and after a lot of trial and error, was finally earning enough to replace the income from my job.

The last 7 months have been nothing short of amazing. I get to wake up when I want, go to the gym when it’s quiet, and even book 6 month holidays (without praying to have a job when I get back). And if that’s not enough, I spend my time in an industry full of awesome people and one with unlimited income potential.

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Stop Saying You Don't Need Work-Life Balance

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I don’t know who started this, but it needs to stop. I’ve heard a lot of people recently say that they don’t believe in work-life balance. The thinking goes that if you love your job enough, who needs balance?

That’s a dangerous way to think.

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Quick Poll: Have You Made Progress Towards Your Ideal Lifestyle?

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